Rock climbing has increased in popularity as both a recreational physical activity and a competitive sport. The determinants of climbing performance are not clear but may be attributed to physiological variables rather than specific anthropometric characteristics. So the main purpose of this paper was to determine some physiological markers of elite male indoor rock climbers. 20Iranian national team rock climbers (age 23.2 ± 2.02 yrs, body mass 62.44 ± 5.73 kg, height 174.8 ± 4.75 cm, body fat percentage 6.92 ± 0.96, national team background 3.5±2.4 yrs, screening climb rated ~5.14 on the Yosemite decimal scale (YDS) ) who participated in national preparation camp for Asian championship were selected for this research. Physiological variables such as aerobic and anaerobic power, muscle strength and endurance weremeasured and analyzed by SPSS 16 software for compare means. Results showedthat aerobic power (53.4±1.46 ml/kg-1/min-1), anaerobic power (618±85 watts), muscle strength (42.7±2.94 kg) and muscle endurance (17.9± 2.4 reps) in Iranian elite indoor rock climbers are acceptable. This paper reported that physiological factors in elite rock climberswere completely specific to individuals and related to amount of trainings background.
